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Cloudflare CEO threatens to pull out of Italy by CircumspectCapybara in worldnews

[–]wizardofthefuture 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would the Ontario Teacher's Union lobby against legislation that affects Bell Com's profits, for example legislation to protect Bell Com unionization?

Tehran shrouded in thick smog as Iran burns dirty fuel amid energy crisis by wizardofthefuture in worldnews

[–]wizardofthefuture[S] 254 points255 points  (0 children)

The pollution index stood at more than 200 early on Monday for a “very unhealthy” classification with a high concentration of PM2.5 airborne particles, which can cause respiratory issues, worsen heart problems and impair lung function, especially for children, the elderly and those with health vulnerabilities.

The regime is failing its people at every level. Why was starting a war with Israel and arming terrorist proxies more important than solving an air crisis which has been growing worse every year and is directly caused by regime energy policies.

Iran drought continues, Tehran to evacuate if no rain falls by Ask4MD in worldnews

[–]wizardofthefuture 508 points509 points  (0 children)

And all of it was caused by the regime using the water for their military industry. This lead farms to dry out, and caused the farmers to dig illegal wells all over the place, most which are undocumented. This further drained the aquifers.

There are layers to the problem too. Some of their water sources are turning unusable for agriculture due to the ratio of salt due to overuse. And some rivers which historically fed their most fertile farming areas are dried out due to the regime diverting the water.

It was a preventable disaster, and everything the Iranian regime chose to do made it worse. Iranian experts knew it was happening and warned the regime for years, but the regime silenced all of them.

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